a gangi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>>So would they pay a lot of money to travel large distances to have them
>>treated by someone competent to do so? If so, the rarity of vets should
>>increase their value.
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>Not always possible. If you cant get time off of work/school to travel....
>If you are disabled and unable to travel. If you havent the money to
>travel. If you are still a "kid" (so to say) and your parents wont let you.
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I used the word "would". You keep going back to material things a whilst
I am trying to show that "value" does not depend on material things. A
child with no money and restrictive parents may value a gerbil more
highly than a person who paid a $100 for a rare colour.
>No because you were making the argument that the animals value should be
>based on what peopel woudl spend to save its life. Our country Does NOT
>decide the value of the animal that way! If I spent $5 to buy a pet rat and
>$500 on its operation, our courts STILL see that rat as being worth only $5.
>
I have told you I understand that. But I am trying to make the point
that it is more important to make sure that your gerbils go to people
who will value them rather than raising the price so they will go to
people who value the money they have spent! I am speaking from extensive
experience of people in action.
I suggest we end here as we are probably boring everyone else rigid.
--
Julian
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